Posts tagged 'sunburst mirrors'

When the mercury hit 40 back in July, many of us wished our homes were better equipped to deal with extreme heat. While we can’t transform a country cottage or London townhouse into a Provençal chateau overnight, we can still learn some design lessons from Mediterranean interiors. ‘Mediterranean design’ can be difficult to pin down - in part because this style actually borrows from all over th...

Convex mirrors, with their bulbous glass plates, have earned their place in interiors for centuries. In all their many guises, these mirrors are a tool for maximising light in our homes and providing a unique decorative touch. Art forms, in more ways than one The convex mirror dawned with the development of glassblowing in the 14th Century. Venetian glassblowers would hand-blow a large glass ...

Mirrors have always been a symbol of status and luxury. Antique mirrors, with their charm and opulence, constantly inspire modern interior design trends. Vanity through history Mirrors were not always the clean reflective glass they are today. Nature provided the first concept of reflection in pools of water and later in polished stones of volcanic glass. The Romans created the first primit...